Share of population aged 65 and over — all countries

Share of population aged 65 and over — Sint Maarten

Share of population aged 65 and over in Sint Maarten in 2025 — 14.5%. Ranked 70 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 6.2 pp.

2025 14.5% +0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 70of 217
Period maximum 14.5%2025
Period minimum 2.8%1992

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population aged 65 and over — Sint Maarten, 1960–202505101519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8.3%1962: 6.9%1964: 5.6%1966: 4.8%1968: 4.1%1970: 3.6%1972: 3.6%1974: 3.7%1976: 3.7%1978: 3.8%1980: 3.9%1982: 3.7%1984: 3.3%1986: 3.1%1988: 2.9%1990: 2.8%1992: 2.8%1994: 2.8%1996: 2.9%1998: 2.9%2000: 3%2002: 3.1%2004: 3.4%2006: 3.8%2008: 4.3%2010: 5%2012: 6%2014: 7%2016: 8.4%2018: 9.8%2020: 11.5%2022: 13%2024: 13.9%2025: 14.5%
Change over the period: +6.2 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sint Maarten

Sint Maarten 14.5%
World 10.4%
Caribbean computed 11.2%
High-income countries computed 20%
Share of population aged 65 and over — Sint Maarten, by year Sint Maarten All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.5 +0.5 pp
2024 13.9 +0.5 pp
2023 13.4 +0.5 pp
2022 13 +0.7 pp
2021 12.3 +0.8 pp
2020 11.5 +0.8 pp
2019 10.6 +0.8 pp
2018 9.8 +0.7 pp
2017 9.1 +0.7 pp
2016 8.4 +0.7 pp
2015 7.6 +0.6 pp
2014 7 +0.5 pp
2013 6.5 +0.5 pp
2012 6 +0.5 pp
2011 5.5 +0.5 pp
2010 5 +0.4 pp
2009 4.6 +0.3 pp
2008 4.3 +0.3 pp
2007 4 +0.3 pp
2006 3.8 +0.2 pp
2005 3.5 +0.1 pp
2004 3.4 +0.1 pp
2003 3.2 +0.1 pp
2002 3.1 +0.1 pp
2001 3 +0 pp
2000 3 +0 pp
1999 2.9 +0 pp
1998 2.9 +0 pp
1997 2.9 +0 pp
1996 2.9 +0 pp
1995 2.9 +0.1 pp
1994 2.8 +0 pp
1993 2.8 +0 pp
1992 2.8 −0 pp
1991 2.8 −0 pp
1990 2.8 −0 pp
1989 2.9 −0.1 pp
1988 2.9 −0.1 pp
1987 3 −0.1 pp
1986 3.1 −0.1 pp
1985 3.2 −0.1 pp
1984 3.3 −0.1 pp
1983 3.5 −0.2 pp
1982 3.7 −0.2 pp
1981 3.8 −0 pp
1980 3.9 +0.1 pp
1979 3.8 +0.1 pp
1978 3.8 +0.1 pp
1977 3.7 +0 pp
1976 3.7 −0 pp
1975 3.7 −0 pp
1974 3.7 +0 pp
1973 3.7 +0.1 pp
1972 3.6 +0 pp
1971 3.6 −0 pp
1970 3.6 −0.2 pp
1969 3.8 −0.3 pp
1968 4.1 −0.3 pp
1967 4.4 −0.4 pp
1966 4.8 −0.5 pp
1965 5.3 −0.4 pp
1964 5.6 −0.5 pp
1963 6.2 −0.8 pp
1962 6.9 −0.8 pp
1961 7.8 −0.5 pp
1960 8.3

About the indicator

The share of population aged 65 and over. The international threshold for an old population is 7%, for a very old one 14%. The indicator directly determines the load on the pension system and health care, which is why demographic projections use it more often than median age.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.